A. strike of seamen, extending over the whole of the
United Kingdom, began on Wednesday. How far it is likely to prove effective it is impossible as yet to discover. The reason for the strike, as stated by the International Seamen's Union, is that " as our employers have refused a reasonable request for a Conciliation Board and the establishment of a minimum wage, we have decided to fix, our own wages in future, and other conditions, until such time as the shipowners are willing to agree to a National Board being established to fix and regulate wages and employment." The strike appears to be more likely to become acute in the provinces, and especially at Southampton, than in London. A simultaneous strike has broken out among sailors in Holland and Belgium, but its influence seems to be very small.
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